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Number 247 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Monday 03-09-2012 News reports received from readers and Internet News articles copied from various news sites.

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The TSHD LELYSTAD operating in Buenaventura (Colombia). Photo : Pilot Origamy ©

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The SERKEBORG approaching Delfzijl. Photo : Paul O'Reilly ©

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Baltic index down on weak panamax rates The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry commodities, fell on Friday as weakness in the panamax segment outweighed a small rise in capesize rates. The overall index, which reflects daily freight market prices for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize dry bulk transport vessels, fell 0.57 percent to 703 points. The index has fallen about 2 percent this week. The panamax index fell 3.03 percent to 735 points, with average daily earnings for panamaxes, which typically transport 60,000-70,000 tonne cargoes of coal or grains, down $184 at $5,840. "Slow and difficult trading conditions prevail (for panamaxes) with little improvement in the volume of trans-Atlantic cargoes. Conditions are being exacerbated by the steady stream of tonnage ballasting into the U.S. Gulf," Braemar Seascope said in its research note. "Mineral prices continue to fall, eating away at profit margins for mining companies and encouraging buyers to test the resolve of counterparties regarding their contract obligations." The capesize index was up 0.26 percent at 1,172 points. Average daily earnings for capesizes, which usually transport 150,000 tonne cargoes such as iron ore and coal, were up $58 at $3,308. Iron ore was set to hit nearly three-year lows on Friday, with monthly performance in August its worst in 10 months, as Chinese steel producers shun fresh cargoes in the face of waning demand. Iron ore shipments account for around a third of seaborne volumes on the larger capesizes, and brokers said price developments remained a key factor for dry freight. Average daily earnings for handysize ships were down $52 at $6,672, while that of supramax ships were down $22 at $8,960. Source: Reuters

The PALLADIUM made a stop-over in Gibraltar for bunkers – Photo : Francis Ferro ©

Vale to sell vessels Vale S.A. (Vale) informs that it has signed an agreement to sell for US$ 600 million and further charter 10 large ore carriers with Polaris Shipping Co. Ltd. (Polaris). Those vessels were acquired in 2009/2010 and converted from oil tankers into ore carriers, each with a capacity of approximately 300,000 DWT, for Vale to have at its disposal a fleet of vessels dedicated to transport iron ore to its customers. The vessels sold will be chartered back by Vale from Polaris under long-term charter contracts. In addition to unlocking capital, the transaction preserves Vale's capacity of maritime transportation of iron ore, since the vessels will be available but without the ownership and operational risks. This transaction is part of our continuous effort to optimize the asset portfolio, improving capital allocation and further strengthening of the balance sheet. Source: Vale

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The small container ship FUSION loading at Halterm in Halifax Nova Scotia, She operates on a regular service between Halifax and St. Pierre and Miquelon. Photo : John Attersley ©

Evergreen Marine Reports First Profit in a Year as Sales Rise Evergreen Marine Corp., operator of Asia’s No. 2 container-shipping line, had its first quarterly profit in a year as sales increased on higher freight rates. Net income rose to NT$858 million ($29 million) in the three months through June from NT$81 million a year earlier, based on calculations using six-month results announced by the Taipei-based company today. The average of seven analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg was for a second-quarter profit of NT$804 million.

The EVER SAFETY outbound from Rotterdam – Photo : Ria Maat ©

Evergreen Marine joins APL Ltd. in reporting improved earnings after industry-wide losses last year prompted carriers to boost cooperation and raise rates. The company’s second- quarter consolidated sales jumped 32 percent from a year earlier, based on monthly filings to the Taiwan stock exchange. Evergreen fell 1.8 percent to close at NT$16 in

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Taipei trading today, before the announcement. The stock has risen 4.6 percent this year, matching the gain in the benchmark Taiex stock index. Before today, the company had posted three straight quarterly losses. The first-half net loss was NT$2.4 billion, compared with a profit of NT$1.39 billion a year earlier, the company said in a statement to the Taiwan stock exchange today. Evergreen Line operates 180 vessels with a combined capacity of 694,415 containers, according to Alphaliner data. China Cosco Holdings Co. (1919)’s container-shipping unit is Asia’s biggest with a capacity for 716,331 containers. Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. (NOL) said Aug. 8 that APL, its container-shipping arm, had its first quarterly profit since 2010 because of higher freight rates and cost-savings. Source: Bloomberg

Also the AMARYLLIS took bunkers in Gibraltar – Photo : Francis Ferro ©

Shipping firms to gain from ‘slot chartering’ ruling A recent directive on tax treatment of ‘slot chartering’ income of shipping companies has implications for similar cases pending in the State. This ruling will bring some relief for the shipping industry as a whole, says Sherry Samuel Oommen, founder and senior partner, GyanMagnus Associates, Kochi. TAX RELIEF The Bombay High Court ruled in the case of Balaji Shipping UK Ltd that income derived from slot chartering would form part of the income from operation of ships. Consequently, it is exempt from tax in India under Article 9 of the India-UK Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). The assessee, an entity incorporated in the UK, was engaged in the business of international transportation of goods by sea. Cargo was transported from Indian ports to hub ports outside India under slot hire arrangements (SHA) with third-party owners. The hub ports would later ship it to destination ports outside India on owned/chartered vessel. DTAA PROVISIONS

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In certain cases, the assessee also transported cargo from Indian ports to final destination ports outside India, under a SHA. Under the Indian Income-Tax Act, 1961, income earned by a non-resident from the operation of ships is taxed on a presumptive basis. However, under Article 9 of the DTAA, income earned by a UK-based enterprise from operation of ships in international traffic is taxable only in that country. While applying the beneficial provisions of the DTAA, the assessee claimed that the income was not chargeable to tax in India. However, revenue authorities here were of the view that income from SHAs could not be regarded as income from ‘operation of ships.’ WITHIN AMBIT This should be restricted only to ships owned by the taxpayer and, accordingly, the benefits of the DTAA were not available. But the court held that the provision of Article 9 does not mandate that the ship should be owned by the tax payer. It merely requires the income to be ‘from the operation of ships in international traffic’. Accordingly, Article 9 of the DTAA includes within its ambit income from operation of ships ‘chartered’ or otherwise ‘controlled and managed’ by taxpayers. `Nexus to main business' The Bombay High Court held that the provisions of Article 9 of the India-UK Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) should not be construed in narrow sense to cover taxpayers, who own vessels. The court noted that slot hire agreements have a nexus to the main business of operation of ships and they are ancillary and compliment the main operations. The ruling lays down key guidelines regarding taxability of incomes from SHA, subject matter of prolonged litigation in India, Sherry Samuel Oommen of Kochi-based GyanMagnus Associates, said. “But it may be noted that the principles laid down here would apply only in a situation where incomes from SHA are ancillary to the business of operation of ships in international traffic,” Oommen said. They will not apply in a scenario of shipping companies operating primarily through such arrangements, he added. Source: The Hindu Business Line

The TSHD ARTEVELDE entering the port of Zeebrugge - Photo : Dirk Neyts ©

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Vijf nieuwe boten voor de Kustwacht

De Kustwacht op de Antillen heeft vijf nieuwe boten in ontvangst genomen. Deze zijn aangeschaft om te voorzien in een behoefte die al lang bestaat als onderdeel van het Lange Termijn Plan, gericht op de verbetering van de Kustwacht. Deze behoefte bestaat uit het kunnen opereren in beschutte (binnen)wateren waar de waterdiepte beperkt is, zoals de ondiepere baaien. Het op Curaçao gevestigde bedrijf Caribbean Nautical heeft de boten geleverd. Het gaat om de Boston Whaler Justice 20 met een lengte 6,25 meter en een diepgang van 38 cm. De Justice 20 beschikt over een buitenboordmotor van 150 pk.

De nieuwe boten worden vooral ingezet in de baaien en hebben een publieksvriendelijkere uitstraling dan de zwaar bewapende super-Rhibs. Op St. Maarten is hier al lange tijd behoefte aan in Simpson Bay. Ook Aruba krijgt de beschikking over een nieuwe boot. Het Kustwacht Steunpunt Curaçao krijgt er twee boten bij, die gaan varen bij Curaçao en Bonaire. Op Curaçao zal de nieuwe aanwinst veel te zien zijn op bijvoorbeeld het Spaanse Water. Op Bonaire zal de boot permanent worden geplaatst bij de recent ingerichte Dependance van de Kustwacht, die wordt bemand vanaf Curaçao. Photo’s : Kees Bustraan – http://community.webshots.com/user/cornelis224 (c)

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Another yacht which visited Gibraltar is the BYSTANDER, this 42 m luxury yacht was built at Jfa Chantier Naval in 2006. Superyacht BYSTANDER is a grand yacht that is able to sleep a total of 10 passengers on board and has approximately 9 crew members. This graceful motor yacht has been envisaged by naval architects Vripack Naval Architects and Rhoades Young Ltd. (for the interior design). Powered by 2 CATERPILLAR main engines for a top speed of 14 knots. Her efficient cruise speed is 13 knots which gives a range of 5400 nm – Photo : Francis Ferro ©

Oud-bestuur Fairstar krijgt $ 10 mln dankzij overname Door : Mathijs Schiffers

De oud-bestuurders Philip Adkins en Willem Out van de kleine Rotterdamse zeetransporteur Fairstar Heavy Transport hebben $ 10 mln als vertrek premie ontvangen vanwege de overname door concurrent Dockwise. Die overname heeft tot hun vertrek geleid.

Dat staat in het verslag over het tweede kwartaal van Fairstar dat donderdagavond laat via de beurs van Oslo, waar het bedrijf genoteerd staat, is gepubliceerd.

Als gevolg van de premie verdiende Adkins, de Amerikaanse topman van Fairstar die zich fel tegen de overname door Dockwise heeft verzet, $ 6 mln over de eerste helft van 2012. Dat bedrag is inclusief basisloon en uitbetaalde aandelen. Out, een toezichthouder op scheepsbouw projecten die door Adkins tot medebestuurder werd gepromoveerd, kreeg over dezelfde periode in totaal ruim $5mln. Mede dankzij de betalingen aan het vertrokken management boekte Fairstar inhet tweede kwartaal een verlies van $ 33 mln, terwijl het bedrijf een omzet haalde van $ 9,5 mln. Fairstar en Dockwise zijn allebei gespecialiseerd in het vervoer over zee van zwaar materieel bestemd voor de olie- en gassector. Dockwise is met afstand de marktleider in dit segment, maar Fairstar boekte de afgelopen jaren enkele belangrijke successen in het vergaren van nieuw werk. Dockwise uit Breda lijfde de kleine uitdager Fairstar de afgelopen maanden in na een korte, maar spraak makende overnamestrijd. Dockwise meldde zijn intenties

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pas toen het al 54% van de aandelen Fairstar bemachtigd had. Fairstar-topman Adkins, die er juist een sport van had gemaakt zich af te zetten tegen de marktleider, ontplofte daarop en liet geen middel onbenut omzijn belagers voor schut te zetten. Hij zette onder meer vertrouwelijke correspondentie met Dockwise op de website van Fairstar.

Tussen Dockwise en Adkins loopt nu nog een verhit debat over de bestelling van een duur nieuw schip door Fairstar, waar Dockwise pas achter zou zijn gekomen toen het meer dan 95% van de aandelen bezat en Adkins vertrokken was.

Het belongings pakket van Adkins en medebestuurder Out is altijd controversieel geweest, omdat het in strijd was met wat de regels voor goed ondernemingsbestuur bepalen. Deze regels zijn vastgelegd in de zogeheten code- Tabaksblat, waarin staat dat een bestuurder bij ontslag in principe maximaal een jaar salaris kan meekrijgt. Binnen Fairstar was bepaald dat Adkins vier jaarsalarissen plus viermaal de maximale bonus mee zou kunnen krijgen als Fairstar zou worden overgenomen en hij zou moeten vertrekken.

Fairstars toenmalige Chinese grootaandeelhouder Oceanus maakte in 2011 al amok over het beloningspakket, maar zonder resultaat. Ook Dockwise voelde er weinig voor de regeling te eerbiedigen. Het bedrijf laat nu echter weten dat de betaling de facto al geschied was, toen het uiteindelijk de leiding over Fairstar verkreeg. Het is de vraag of het bedrijf er nu nog iets aan kan doen. Adkins verdiende bij het kleine Fairstar meer dan zijn collega-topman André Goedée bij het veel grotere Dockwise. Daarover zei Adkins in maart 2011 in deze krant: ‘Ik werk waarschijnlijk vijf keer zo hard.’ Dockwise voelde weinig voor de vertrek regeling, maar de betaling was algedaan Bron : Financiele Dagblad

The WIND SURF arriving in Dover – Photo : Dave Medgett ©

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The UAL GABON seen while discharging cargo, amongst others a DAMEN 550 cutter dredge, in Onne Port, Nigeria on a very, very rainy afternoon. – Photo : Dirk van Uitert ©

Cruise line says ship didn't pass stranded boat Six months after two Panamanian fishermen died at sea, an American cruise line says it has new information that contradicts claims that one of its ships ignored the drifting fishing boat's distress signals. Princess Cruises said in a statement Thursday that it compared a video of the fishermen's boat when it was found off Ecuador with a photograph of the boat taken by birdwatchers aboard the Star Princess off Panama last March and concluded they were not the same.

The video, taken by someone on the fishing boat that rescued survivor Adrian Vasquez, clearly shows the name "Fifty Cent" painted in big red letters on the bow, while the photo of the boat taken from the deck of the Star Princess does not.

The birdwatchers notified the ship's crew that men on the small boat were signaling and appeared to be in trouble, but the ship never changed course to help them. Princess, based in Santa Clarita, Calif., has said that word never reached the captain, and the crew on the bridge saw no signs of distress. Vasquez and the families of the two fishermen who died are suing the cruise line.

The 18-year-old Vazquez and his companions, Fernando Osorio, 16, and Elvis Oropeza, 31, set off for a night of fishing on Feb. 24 from Rio Hato, a small fishing and farming town on the Pacific coast of Panama that was once the site of a U.S. Army base guarding the Panama Canal. Their motor broke down on the way back and the men drifted at sea for weeks. Osorio and Oropeza died. Vazquez was rescued by a fishing boat March 22 near Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, more than 600 miles from where they had set out.

Vasquez' attorney, attorney Edna Ramos, said they have proof the boat seen by the birdwatchers was the same boat, including the fact that the ship passengers described a blue sailcloth or tarp aboard the vessel, of the same kind his boat had.

"You can see photos in which the same characteristics are seen ... you can see the blue tarp, which had fallen down by the time of the rescue, and the poles that held it up," she said. "The cruise company is just trying to extend this, to wear us out until we give up," she said. "We are ready to fight for years. This is the message that we want to transmit to mankind: we cannot become insensitive to human suffering. This was simply condemning them to death of great suffering. This is not just a lawsuit against the cruise company, it is a message to mankind." The cruise line said it had

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the video and the photo analyzed by Michael Snyder, a retired photo analyst and photogrammetry expert from NASA's Johnson Space Center, who concluded that they were different boats.

Jeff Gilligan, of Portland, Ore., who took photos of a small boat from the deck of the Star Princess, said he had no comment on whether it is the same boat. Princess added that the captain of the fishing boat that rescued Vasquez gave a sworn statement saying Vasquez never said anything about seeing a cruise ship pass by when he told of his ordeal.

A drift analysis charting the movements of the two boats by Weather Routing Inc., a meteorological consulting firm, concluded it was unlikely the Fifty Cent was the boat sighted by the passengers, Princess said. "While this remains a tragic story, we are gratified to have scientific confirmation that Star Princess was never in the vicinity of the adrift boat and that the boat photographed by our passengers was not the adrift Fifty Cent," Alan Buckelew, president and CEO of Princess Cruises, said in a statement.

"Nevertheless, we have used this as a valuable learning opportunity and have strengthened our bridge reporting procedures to ensure that all messages of concern from passengers or crew are carefully evaluated by our senior bridge officers," he said. Source : foxnews NAVY NEWS

NNS THUNDER (F90) INTERCEPTS OVER 200 OIL VESSELS IN ANTI-BUNKERING OPERATIONS IN 2012

The NNS THUNDER (F 90) seen in Onne, Nigeria with the dark clouds of the approaching rainy season coming near Photo : Dirk van Uitert ©

No fewer than 200 vessels allegedly used in illegal oil bunkering have been arrested in the last nine months by the Nigerian Navy in the Niger Delta region.

This was disclosed by the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Olufemi Ogunjimi, while inspecting the readiness of ships and establishments for the biannual inspection of the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim at Onne, near Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Ogunjimi stated that since the arrival of NNS Thunder nine months ago, the vessel had arrested over 200 vessels suspected to have been involved in illegal oil

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bunkering in the region. He added that out of the figure, about eight of the vessels were handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for prosecution. The FOC, who addressed officers and men on board NNS Thunder, after assessing two other vessels, NNS Kyanwa and NNS Ologbo, at Onne, said naval personnel would continue to fight oil theft in the Niger Delta region. He expressed delight that with the arrival of NNS Thunder, there has been an improvement in the fight against illegal oil activities on the territorial waterways. Ogunjimi added that recently, a wooden boat carrying about 150 drums of illegally refined petroleum products was impounded by NNS Pathfinder in Port Harcourt.

Addressing officers and men at the base, the FOC described the August 18, 2012 tragedy where an officer and two ratings of NNS Jubilee were killed, as sad. The naval boss lamented that the incident was avoidable if proper security “consciousness” was exhibited by the victims. He urged them to be security conscious, adding that the use of life jacket was for their good.

“Whether you know how to swim or not, you should always use life jacket,” he said, advising that they should improve their swimming ability. He, however, expressed satisfaction with what he saw during his assessment tour, which he started on Monday, having earlier visited Cross River and Akwa Ibom States. Source : Beegeagles Blog

Russian Udaloy Class destroyer - Vice Admiral Kulakov, alongside Cobh Cruise Terminal. Photo : Aidan Fleming ©

Lada class subs construction to be resumed in 2013, USC says Russian Ministry of Defense, General Command of the Navy and the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) has reached an agreement to resume the construction of a series of submarines of Project 677 Lada class in 2013, head of the USC Department of state defense order Anatoly Shlemov told RIA Novosti. Construction of two Project 677 submarines the Sevastopol and the Kronstadt at Admiralty Shipyards was frozen by former Navy Commander Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky because the lead ship the St. Petersburg has not proved the project stated characteristics.

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The present Commander Adm. Viktor Chirkov had previously stated about the upcoming resumption of the warships construction after the removal of deficiencies. The project of Lada class diesel-electric submarines was designed by the Rubin Marine Equipment Design Bureau. The St. Petersburg has been commissioned into service with the Russian Navy.

Another two vessels are under construction at the Admiralty Shipyard with plans to launch four to six submarines by 2015. The Russian Navy has set out a requirement for a total of eight Lada class submarines. Source : PortNews SHIPYARD NEWS

At the De Haas Shipyard in Maassluis the BRUINVISCH was launched into the water after a maintenance period – Photo : Peter van der Hoff ©

RS and Vyborg Shipyard sign a classification agreement for innovative icebreakers Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has signed a contract with Vyborg Shipyard (VSZ) on classification of new generation icebreakers of Project 21900M that will be built at the shipyard, the RS press release said. The vessels will be classed to: KM ✪ Icebreaker6 [2] AUT1-ICS FF2 BWM EPP ECO HELIDECK Special Purpose Ship and will sail under the Russian flag. The 21900M project icebreaker, a double-decked vessel of unlimited navigation area, has a helipad and is equipped with twin controllable-pitch screws, twin rudders and bow thruster. Ship’s general characteristics: gross tonnage - 11,649 tons, DWT – 5340, length overall – 119.8 m, breadth - 27.5 m, draft – 12.4m. The icebreaker

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will be able to cut channels through ice of up to 1.5 meters in thickness. The ships will be utilized for escort of large- tonnage cargo vessels, towing, fire fighting on floating structures and other facilities, for salvage of stricken ships and transportation of cargo. The two newbuilds are scheduled for delivery in May and October 2015. The 21900M project vessels will be operating in the Baltic. The Russian classification society will perform technical monitoring of the icebreakers construction pursuant to the RS regulations and international conventions, including the examination of hull, of machinery, electrical and automation equipment. RS also will take part in dock-side and sea trials. Upon successful completion of all these examinations and trials the society will hand out classification certificates and a package of convention documents.

The Project 21900M icebreakers will be built in the framework of the Federal Target Program "Development of Transport System of Russia (2010-2015)". The icebreakers construction is expected to be completed in October 2015 and will be handed over to Rosmorport. Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) created in 1913 has become a leading classification society. PS activity is aimed at ensuring the safety of navigation, safety of life at sea, prevention of pollution from ships. RS is recognized by the European Union and is a member of IACS, an associate member of INTERTANKO and BIMCO INTERCARGO. PS has performed classification and technical verification of the icebreakers and ice sailing vessels for almost 100 years.

Vyborg Shipyard (OJSC Vyborg Shipbuilding Plant) is a largest shipbuilding firm in Russia’s North-West region specializing in building drilling rigs for offshore deposits development and vessels of small and medium tonnage. Source : PortNews Canadian shipbuilders fear navy will buy German vessels Some Canadian shipbuilders are concerned a German design could be the leading contender to replace the navy's aging sea support ships. Replenishment ships, like the Preserver and the Protecteur, help the Canadian navy stay at sea for long periods of time, but at 40 years old, they'll soon need replacements. Sources have told the CBC that a German-designed ship called the Berlin class could win the $3-billion contract. Since the Second World War, Canada has designed and built its own warships. However, in recent years, the German industry has lobbied the Canadian government to supply designs for frigates, destroyers and new submarines.

Peter Cairns, president of the Shipbuilding Association of Canada, said buying an existing foreign design means the Canadian industry loses out. "You can get vessels off the shelf cheaper," he said. "[There's] no Canadian input with the exception of the odd piece of pipe." Cairns said he's concerned the sea support ship contract could signal the demise of a decades-old Canadian design industry. "This Berlin class is going to come with German radars, German engines, German this, German that, and German the rest of it." The federal government has promised to build new arctic patrol vessels and navy combat ships in Halifax over the next 30 years. Source : CBC News Sembcorp Marine's unit to build modules for 2 FPSOs Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong do Brasil Prestacao de Services Ltda (JDB) has secured a contract worth US$674 million for the construction of a total of 8 modules and module integration works for 2 Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels (FPSO) P-68 and P-71 from Tupi B.V., a consortium owned by majority shareholder Petrobras Netherlands B.V., together with BG Overseas Holdings Ltd and Galp Energia E&P B.V., the Group's press release said. As part of the agreement, Tupi B.V. has a similar contract option to construct 4 modules and modules integration for a FPSO to be exercised within 18 months of the contract signing. Under the contract, the FPSOs P-68 and P-71 will have identical work scopes, comprising the fabrication of 4 modules for each FPSO and module integration works. Scheduled for completion in 60 months, the P-68 and P-71 will be deployed in the Tupi field offshore Brazil. Each FPSO will have a production capacity of 150,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd).

The fabrication of the modules and the integration of the FPSOs will be carried out in Sembcorp Marine’s wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz. Mr Martin Cheah, President of Jurong do Brasil and Country Head in charge of Latin America said “We are pleased to be awarded this contract and to support Petrobras and its partners to grow their FPSO fleet in Brazil. Jurong Shipyard, the parent company of Jurong do Brasil, is a key player in the Brazilian Oil and Gas market and has to-date delivered 12 FPSO/FSO/FPU projects to Petrobras. Jurong is proud to be recognised by Petrobras as their key partner and to be entrusted the fabrication and integration of these high-

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specification FPSOs which will operate in the highly challenging deep pre-salt fields, even though our shipyard Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz is still in its early phase of construction.”

The above contract is not expected to have any material impact on the consolidated net tangible assets and earnings per share of Sembcorp Marine for the year ending December 31, 2012. Source : PortNews ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES

The UAL BODEWES at the Westerscheldt River – Photo : Steven Oppeel – www.stevo.be ©

CSX coal pier damaged by ship, out of service Company estimates damage at more than $5 million

A CSX Corp. coal pier in Baltimore is out of service for the foreseeable future as the railroad assesses the "substantial" damage caused by a ship that hit the structure. The Bayside Coal Pier, on Benhill Avenue in Curtis Bay, was struck Saturday by a tanker headed for a dock up the channel — an unusual accident that could cause ripple effects for coal shipping. CSX said an employee was injured in the incident, hospitalized and later released. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based company estimates in a federal lawsuit that the WAWASAN RUBY, owned by Panama-based Trio Happiness S.A., caused more than $5 million in damage, both to the property and in revenue loss. CSX said the other pier at its Curtis Bay coal facility, intended for smaller vessels, was not damaged.

"CSX is currently evaluating repair requirements at the Bayside pier and is working with customers on interim delivery alternatives," the company said in a statement. It did not specify how long repairs might take. Inchcape Shipping Services, an international maritime service provider, warned customers this week not to expect a quick reopening. "It is rumoured that the Chesapeake Bay Piers (Bayside) will be out of commission for 3-4 months," it wrote on a notice on its website.

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CSX, fearing the ship would leave before it could pursue a claim, won a court order that temporarily detained the vessel. The U.S. District Court in Baltimore allowed the Wawasan Ruby to continue on to Antwerp, Belgium, on Monday only after its owner provided a "letter of undertaking" guaranteeing payment if CSX wins a judgment. "So far as the investigation has found to date, there was no defect with the vessel and no problem or mistake by the vessel's officers and crew," said Geoffrey S. Tobias, an Ober Kaler attorney representing the ship and its owner. "The vessel was under the control of a member of the Association of Maryland Pilots." Docking pilots bring ships into port, directing their speed and maneuvers, and coordinate with tugs. David W. Skeen, a Baltimore attorney who specializes in maritime law, said that — generally speaking — a docking pilot will work under a contract specifying that he has "no liability for negligence, or whatever liability he has is considered the liability of the ship."

Skeen, noting that he was not familiar with details of the accident, said, "You just wonder how that happened. "The issues are always going to be speed and engine orders and communications and whether they were properly understood between the pilot and the crew," said Skeen, a partner at Wright, Constable & Skeen. "And sometimes there are issues of whether there were enough tugs." Tobias, the ship's attorney, said the Coast Guard inspected the vessel immediately after the accident and found no problems. The Coast Guard could not be reached for comment Thursday. Ships coming from the Chesapeake Bay to the Bitumar Asphalt Dock, where CSX said the Wawasan Ruby was headed, must turn to avoid the CSX pier. Inchcape Shipping Services told its customers that the ship "missed the channel on the turn." The accident occurred about 12:40 p.m. Saturday. CSX's complaint, filed the next day in federal court, said the damage by Trio Happiness' tanker rendered "the coal pier and all equipment associated with loading vessels inoperable." "Trio failed in its responsibilities," CSX's attorneys said in the complaint. CSX also said in court documents that the surveyor it appointed to investigate tried to board the ship to get information but was not allowed on. Richard Scher, a spokesman for the Maryland Port Administration, said the agency had no comment about the accident because it happened at a privately owned marine terminal. But speaking just about the agency's terminals, he said such mishaps are unusual. Source : Baltimore Sun

The TSHD HAM 317 passing Spijkenisse at the Oude Maas – Photo : Anko Staas © Maersk, G6 Alliance to suspend services during Chinese holiday The G6 Alliance and Maersk will suspend a number of Asia-Europe services during China’s national Golden week holidays in October, although one analyst claimed bearish demand could also be a factor in the service reductions, the Journal of Commerce reported. “With demand so weak in Asia-Europe, lines are using this as an excuse to start their winter service program early,” the analyst added. Four sailings from Asia will be suspended by the G6 Alliance on the Asia-Europe lane from October 3-13. Maersk Line will drop five Asia-Europe sailings from October 1-14. The services affected are its AE5, AE6, AE7 and AE9 loops. “We will be scaling back our network to manage decreased demand caused by low production output during National Day Golden Week in People’s Republic of China,” the carrier said. “In order to ensure that we still cater for customer

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requirements, we will endeavour to cover requirements by shifting volumes to other services in our network that cover similar geographies.” Source : PortNews

The pilot tender MERCURY spotted off Hoek van Holland – Photo : Kees Torn ©

IHC Hydrohammer to supply largest piling hammer for Seaway Heavy Lifting

IHC Hydrohammer®, part of IHC Merwede, has been awarded a contract by Seaway Heavy Lifting to design and manufacture the S-2500 piling hammer, which is the largest ever built by the company. IHC Hydrohammer is delighted to be chosen as the supplier of this equipment and the order highlights the strong and reliable cooperation that has developed between the two companies over more than 20 years. The order also includes a 6,500mm guide sleeve and other equipment needed for offshore operations in both the oil and gas and offshore wind markets. The piling equipment will primarily be used for the installation of monopiles with an outer diameter of 6,500mm. The S- 2500 piling hammer is suitable to reach 2,500KJ of impact energy. The 6,500mm guide sleeve is the largest available in the world. This new and unique order takes IHC Hydrohammer to the next level in providing piling solutions, now and in the future. The company designs, manufactures and supplies hydraulic piling hammers for on- and offshore use and is known throughout the world for its innovative approach. This approach is not simply confined to hammers, but also

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extends to new piling techniques, foundation equipment and hammer accessories, with a view to making pile driving more efficient, easier to control, quieter and more widely usable. IHC Hydrohammer has an extensive track record in both the on- and offshore industry.

The BOW ARCHITECT enroute Rotterdam – Photo : Ria Maat ©

Removal of damaged Besiktash ship completed Azov-Black Sea Branch of FSUE Baltic BASU on August 28 completed work to remove the bow and stern of the stricken ship Besiktas from coastal strip of Sochi, Rosmorrechflot said. The last piece of stern of the damaged ship was offloaded at the North Pier of the port of Sochi. Tanzania-flagged and Marine Trades owned Besiktash ship split in two amidships during a storm on February 13, 2012 and washed up on the coastline of Sochi. nitially, salvaging and removal of the vessel parts was performed by LLC Avesta Conversion but then the company cancelled the contract due to the lack of funding. Source : PortNews

The EDAMGRACHT spotted south of Greece – Photo : Jan van Vuuren ©

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Shipping Ministry working on new land policy for major ports The Shipping Ministry is w orking on formulating a new land policy for major ports that is a imed at ensuring level playing field for all stakeholders. "My Ministry is also relentlessly working on formulation of new land policy as well as captive land use policy for major ports," Shipping Minister G K Vasan said today at the curtain raiser event of international conference on 'India Maritime 2012' here.

The policy would be more transparent and provide "level playing field" to the stake holders, he said. Soon it will be placed before the Cabinet for its approval. Efforts are also on for setting up two ports in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, he added. "During this financial year, measures would be initiated to get approval of the Union Cabinet for establishing these two ports," he said.

Stating that his Ministry issued new guidelines to streamline processing of security clearances in port development projects, he said, "The Ministry is also taking steps to ensure expeditious grant of environment clearance, land acquisition and litigation". Vasan said in order to meet the traffic of more than 1,700 million tonnes during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17), major and non-major ports present in the country have conceptualised various capacity augmentation schemes at an estimated investment of Rs 1.80 lakh crore.

The estimated capacity by the end of the 12th Five Year Plan would be nearly 2,700 million tonnes, he said. "PPP (Public Private Participation model) will continue to be the preferred mode of development of port infrastructure during the 12th Plan period too. Private sector participation will play a major role in realising the planned capacity augmentation at the Ports during the 12th Plan...",he said. Referring to 'India Maritime 2012' scheduled to be held in Goa next month, he said, "The event will provide a platform to organisations involved in port infrastructure, shipping lines and management, cargo handling, ship builders and manufacturers and other related service providers to showcase their capabilities".

The conference would be held between October 17 and 20 at the Campal Parade Ground in Panaji Source : Indiatimes

The NAUTIKA RESOLUTE in Ijmuiden – Photo : Marcel Coster ©

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Full steam ahead for $7b Khalifa Port Abu Dhabi on Saturday conducted commercial testing operations at a multi-billion dollar port facility, which is an integral part of the Middle East and North Africa¡¯s largest industrial zone Kizad being developed in Taweelah, by wecloming a mega vessel.

The official launch of Khalifa Port, however, will be by the end of this year, Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), said during the testing operations. The Khalifa Port facility and the industrial area, which have so far cost $7.1 billion to build, seeks to diversify the emirate’s oil-based economy under the Abu Dhabi Vision 2030 and could intensify competition for the region’s shipping traffic.

ADPC said Khalifa Port, built on a man-made island and its adjacent Khalifa Industrial Zone would together be two- thirds the size of Singapore when fully built. The size of the island hosting the offshore part of the port is 2.7sqkm, equivalent to 400 football pitches. Its total area, including onshore, is 9.17sqkm. The first phase of Kizad A, which is under construction, is spread over an area of 51sqkm, while the second phase, Kizad B, is planned to cover 365sqkm.

“The port has been delivered within budget, on schedule and to specification,’’ ADPC chief executive Tony Douglas told reporters. He said government support meant the firm would not need to raise money in public markets.

We are government-owned so we have government facilities and we also have bilaterals with some of the leading banks.” “We have delivered it, executing highly disciplined strategies. We look forward to a bright economic future for Khalifa Port, for Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) and for the emirate as a whole.” Khalifa Port’s container terminal has a capacity of 2.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) a year, with an additional 12 million tonnes of general cargo, including four million tonmes a year from the busy Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) berth which opened in late 2010.

“Over four to six months we hope to complete the migration of all traffic that goes into Mina Zayed to the new port,” said Douglas. Mina Zayed will continue handling some commercial cargo and concentrate on developing a cruise liner business. The port capacity could be doubled to five million TEUs should demand arise in the future, said Martijn Van de Linde, chief executive officer of Abu Dhabi Terminal, which will run the operations. “We expect to reach capacity in three to five years,” Van de Linde said. “Even this year, we are growing at seven to nine per cent. The expansion is being driven by exports as Abu Dhabi develops industries such as aluminum and polyethylene.”

The semi-automated port will initially handle the export cargoes of Emirate Aluminium or EMAL, which is the anchor tenant, said Tony Douglas, chief executive officer of Abu Dhabi Ports Company, the master developer of ports in the emirate.

Khalifa Port formally received its first ship from a commercial customer at 0700 hours on Saturday, as the MSC Bari, which is one of the largest and newest container ships in the world, dropped anchor. The MSC Bari is 366 metres long, 51 metres wide, has a gross tonnage of over 153,000 tonnes and is capable of transporting 14,000 containers.¡¡

The end of the ADPC countdown to 0700 hours was marked by a spectacular display of synchronised movements by the port’s six giant Ship to Shore or STS cranes — among the largest of their kind in the world — and 100-metre water fountains shooting from two new ADPC tugboats, Al Durrah and Al Fenci, all set to the sound of the ships’ horns booming out across the port.

Addressing ADPC’s board of directors, employees and stakeholders as commercial operations commenced, Chairman Dr Al Jaber, said: “This is a proud day for for Abu Dhabi Emirate.’’ The port has been dredged to be deeper than

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needed to accommodate ever-larger ships. Khalifa Port’s world class ship-to-shore cranes are among the largest in the world and have been built not only to be able to unload the world’s mightiest ships today, but to be able to handle even greater vessels that might be developed in years to come.

The port’s landmark features include the UAE’s longest bridge, the Emirates Aluminium trestle bridge at over one kilometre in length, and the multi-award winning Environmental Protection Breakwater and the 8km arm that curls around the port to protect the Ras Ghanada coral reef, the only example of its kind in the Arabian Gulf.

Captain Mohamed Al Shamisi, executive vice-president, ports’ unit, ADPC, said: “ As an Emirati, I feel great pride in my nation’s achievement and in ADPC for completing the first phase of the giant complex. This is just the beginning, however. We look forward to exciting expansion in the future.”

Abu Dhabi as well as other UAE ports are investing billions of dollars in infrastructure, real estate and tourism to diversify economy. Last December DP World, the world’s third-largest port operator and owner of Jebel Ali, said it would invest $850 million over three years to boost the port’s capacity by four million TEUs to 19 million. ADPC chief Douglas insisted that developing Khalifa Port is not aimed at competing with Jebel Ali Port 45km away, adding that it was aimed at serving Abu Dhabi’s needs.

“Jebel Ali is a transshipment port... Mina Zayed is a destination port. It (Khalifa Port) will be exactly the same,” Douglas said. “Currently Mina Zayed is a destination port. Ninety-five per cent of everything that goes into Mina Zayed stays in Abu Dhabi. When we migrate to Khalifa Port, it will be the same.” Source : Khaleej Times

BARON WEMYSS, 8067 gross tons, was one of a class of eight motor ships ordered by H. Hogarth & Sons, Glasgow, from three shipbuilders in north east England. They were completed between 1958-1960 for world wide tramping. Photo shows BARON WEMYSS leaving Cape Town in April 1960 with a cargo of maize. Photo: Robert Pabst

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The 14,745 GRT, 312 passenger msy WIND SURF arriving in Amsterdam on 29th August 2012, Originally built in Le Havre as CLUB MED 1 in 1990 she was bought by Windstar Cruises in 1998 when she was renovated in Le Havre and renamed WIND SURF. Photo : Paul Thomas ©

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